California

San Francisco DA Files Lawsuit Against DoorDash For Employee Mistreatment
San Francisco DA Files Lawsuit Against DoorDash For Employee Mistreatment
June 17, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Delivery company DoorDash is facing a lawsuit from the San Francisco district attorney over allegedly illegally classifying its workers as contractors rather than employees. The...

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California Tells Uber And Lyft Their Drivers Are Employees
California Tells Uber And Lyft Their Drivers Are Employees
June 11, 2020  |  Ridesharing

The California agency that regulates ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said their drivers are considered employees under the state’s new gig work law, the latest...

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New Report: Payments, Transparency Build Trust In The Gig Economy
New Report: Payments, Transparency Build Trust In The Gig Economy
June 10, 2020  |  Gig Economy

The pandemic affected the freelance market in varying ways, with many workers facing increased economic uncertainty and drawing upon their savings as work opportunities became...

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Uber Says California’s AB5 Law Could Cost 158,000 Drivers Their Jobs
Uber Says California’s AB5 Law Could Cost 158,000 Drivers Their Jobs
May 29, 2020  |  Ridesharing

If Uber is forced to classify its drivers in California as employees, 158,000 will be out of work, the company said. C/NET reported the San...

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Zuckerberg Sends $100K To 8 San Fran Restaurants
Zuckerberg Sends $100K To 8 San Fran Restaurants
May 12, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

It was a good day for some California restaurants. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, gave $100,000 to each of their eight...

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California Officials Question State’s Strange Payment For Masks
California Officials Question State’s Strange Payment For Masks
May 11, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Lawmakers are curious about a government payment to Blue Flame Medical, LLC, a medical supply company that had only existed for three days before the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Sheds $20 Billion Off Market Cap; Gibralter-Based FinTech Launches Tokenized Securities Platform
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Sheds $20 Billion Off Market Cap; Gibralter-Based FinTech Launches Tokenized Securities Platform
May 11, 2020  |  Bitcoin

California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would attempt to more clearly define how cryptocurrency is meant to be treated, and definitively determine if it...

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California AG Sues Lyft, Uber Over Alleged Worker Misclassification
California AG Sues Lyft, Uber Over Alleged Worker Misclassification
May 05, 2020  |  Ridesharing

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with municipal attorneys from three cities in the state, is suing Lyft and Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers as...

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California Won’t Open Restaurants Right Now After All
California Won’t Open Restaurants Right Now After All
May 04, 2020  |  Retail

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently described the future of restaurant dining in the Golden State thusly: “[You] may be having dinner with a waiter wearing...

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